Curtain supporter



June 7, 1927; 7 1,631,219

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Application filed May 6,

porting theends of a rod zfor supporting a curtain, and the object of my improvement is to incorporate in a structure that has means for supporting the ends-of the roller for the window shade other and novel means forsupport-inga rod fora curtain and likewise means for supporting a secondrod for supporting another curtain or a drapery or tlielike.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of curtain supporters embodying my invention as applied to a window casing.

Figure 2 is a similar view on an enlarged scale of one of the curtain supporters shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the same. Figure 1 is an end elevation. of the same. Figure 5 is a plan view of the curtain supporter withthe drapery supporting rod and the curtainsupporting :rodremoved. Figure 6 is a plan view of the blank for the tongue member of the supporter.

Figure 7 is a sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3, showing the socket of the drapery rod engaged with the cooperating tongue of the supporter.

My improved curtain supporter comprises a pair of mating supporting devices or supporters 10 that are applied to the opposite sides of the window casing 11 and comprise means for adjustably supporting a pair of brackets 12 for supporting a shade roller 13 and means for individually supporting a pair of rods, the one being the outer rod 15 that is adapted for supporting a drapery and the other being the inner rod 16 that is adapted for supporting a curtain.

The bracket supporting means are like.

those shown and described in the patent above referred to and comprise as the fixed part a built-up structure of sheet metal having a laterally directed channel 17 that is bordered along the two edges by an overhanging lip 18. The bracket 12 has a platelike base 19 that lies over the channel 17 and has at one end a lug 20 that travels in the 1926. Serial 110. 107,090.

channel '17-and engages with the under faces of the overl'ianging lips 18. The base 19 is perforated for adniitt-ingthe locking bolt 21 and the latter has ahead th'at'travels in the channel l7andenga'ges with-the lips 18 and is' provided with the holding nut-1'22 that is in the form of a wing-nut. The roller sup porting arm 23 projects rearwardly from the base 19 and is provided-with a suitable opening for admitting andoperatively supporting the opposed shade roller end, the arm 23 at the lefthaving a slot and the arm 23 at the right having simply an opening, as is common. j

The built-up fixed structure described for supportingthe bracket is part of-a body 2 1 and constitutes the lower part thereof. Said body-2' 1 comprises-a plate-like back 25 that has holes 26 for the holdingscrews.

The curtain and drapery SIPPOItlDg devices are located at the. upper outer corner 27 of the backf25. Cooperating with said corner structure27 is atongue member 28 that i ssecured thereto by means of rivets 29 and-hasin each case -a-;pair of tongues-for receiving andcooperating with a supporting socket structure 30 on the opposed end of the drapery rod-15 or the'cur-tain rod 16, as thecase maybe. The rods 15and 16 differ only in the detail of size and general dimensions and each is made of sheet" metal st-rip having the edges31 turned inwardly so as to form a shell-like structure as to cross section and the middle portions 32 overlap and telescope one within the other to provide for adjustment as to lateral spacing of the sockets 30, the said sockets 30 being atthe ends.

The overlapping portions 32 and the major portions extending laterally therefrom are straight; at the outer ends on each side is a rearwardly directed curved connecting or positioning arm 33, and at the rear, ends of the positioning arms 33 is an inwardly directed short arm- 3% that terminates in the form of the tongue-receiving socket 30.

The tongues are directed laterally and outwardly. and at a slight inclination relatively t0 the structure of the corner 27 so as to constitute in each case the front wall or border of a V-shaped space 35 into which the rear wall structure 36 is entered for effecting the engagement with the tongue and means are thus provided for effecting a forceful frictional hold upon the structure of the socket wall 36. By making the tongues of spring material there is provided an appreciable resiliency in the engagement of the parts described.

The tongues referred to above comprise on each side the outer tongue 37 for the outer rod 15 and the inner tongue 38' for the inner rod 16.

The back wall 39 for the V-shaped space back of the outer tongue is provided by opposed material of the corner 27, said tongue 37 projecting laterally and outwardly as a free end from the body portion 40 of the tongue member 28, said body portion 40 being secured by means of the rivets 29 mentioned.

The inner tongue 38 is connected to the body portion 40 by means of a return bend 41 and said body portion serves as the rear wall of the V-shaped socket receiving space that is bounded at the outside by the inner tongue 38.

As described, the socket receiving means engage with one of the walls of the socket in each case by a wedging engagement that operates as checking means for holding the drapery rod and the curtain rod in the position for use.

The tongues 37 and 38 described are made from a strip of sheet metal that is bent on each side of the body portion 40, the bend on the side of'the outer tongue 37 being only such as to provide the proper inclination and the bend at the other side or end' comprising the return bend 41, the latter being such as to provide the V-shape desired.

I claim as my invention 1. Plug and socket connections for a curtain and drapery holder comprising a platelike back, a tongue member of sheet metal comprising a body portion that is secured to said back, and end portions integral with said body portion, one of said end'portions being in the form of a tongue that is projected laterally substantially parallel with said body portion, and the other of said end portions being in the form of a tongue that is bent to an acute angle to said body portion.

2. In a plug and socket connection for a curtain or drapery supporting structure, a supporting rod having atone end a socket opening that is bordered by a sheet metal border wall, a main support for being applied to the window casing and having a face that is opposed to said wall, a tongue projecting at an inclination from said face so as to form therewith a V-shaped receivingispace, and said tongue being receivable in said socket opening so as to permit of a wedging engagement of said border wall with the walls of said V-shaped receiving space.

3. In a curtain rod support, a plate member and astrip of resilient sheet metal secured to said plate member and ,extending parallel thereto for a portion of its length, one end of said strip forming a tongue extending at a slight angle to the main portion and forming with the plate member an acute angle whereby the socketed end of a curtain pole may he slipped over said tongue and wedged between the plate and tongue, and the other end of said strip forming a tongue bent at an acute angle to the main portionof said strip whereby the socketed end of a second curtain pole may be slipped over said last named tongue and wedged between the tongue and the main portion of 'd t' Sal 8 mp ALEX MONICH. 

